By Rick for the Squad The question of the day on Tuesday was “what is the gospel?” We went to the Coliseum and any pictures you’ve seen just don’t do justice to the incredible size of the place. Even in ruins it is impressive and doesn’t take much imagination to picture it in its glory […]

Today, our question of the day from our SALT training was “what is the church?” We explored the question by immersing ourselves in 2 very different experiences in Christian history: the persecution of the early church, and the rise of Papal Rome. We spent this morning visiting St Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel. We […]

By Rick and Cailey for the Squad On Saturday, our team joined the Sauk congregation for a beach day. We went to the Adriatic Sea for Kanta’s baptism. She talked about how Jesus has changed her life and just as remarkably, her family consented to this transfer of allegiance to the Kingdom of God. The […]

Well, the painting team finished painting the orphanage (carefully outlining a huge mural in the living room) and it was so fun to see the staff & kids’ reactions. A fresh coat of paint sure brightens up a space and feels happier. The team playing with the kids taught them to blow bubbles. It took […]

By Rick for the Squad All bags have finally arrived! Luis and a few others went to the airport last evening and rifled through their lost & found and there they were! Thanks so much for your prayers. Yesterday was our first full day of camps and work teams. One team is running sports at […]

By Rick for the Squad Sunday started with water games at the Dove House for younger kids. It was fun to see our team jump right in and love the kids. Half of our bags arrived just before lunch (woohoo!) but we’re still waiting for the rest. The afternoon was mostly resting and planning for […]

By Rick for the Squad So our first day (Saturday) has come to an end. The nine of us who arrived yesterday–and the Bosnicks who have been here for several days–took the bus into town today. We had amazing (and cheap!) gelato, changed money, had donair & souvlaki at a local diner, walked the mall a bit […]

By Britton and the Squad We have left for Albania! We have been traveling for the last day continuously flying and we still have a while to go before we get there. We started our journey in Vancouver. We all arrived at the airport early so we could meet up as a group. While we […]